.so ../bk-macros
.TH "bk version" "\*[BKVER]" %E% "\*(BC" "\*(UM"
.SH NAME 
bk version \- print \*(BK version
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B bk version
.[B] \-s
.[ARG] URL
.SH DESCRIPTION
The 
.B bk version
command shows what version of \*(BK you are running.
If the version is symbolically named (most are), the version will look
like:
.DS
\*(BK version is bk-3.0.4 20031218201658 for x86-glibc22-linux
Built by: lm@redhat71.bitkeeper.com in /build/3.0.x-lm/src
Built on: Thu Dec 18 17:32:47 PST 2003
.DE
.LP
The version output for a development snapshot looks like:
.DS
\*(BK version is bk-7.0.2+20@0x56afec8c-dirty for x86-glibc23-linux
Built by: lm@work.bitkeeper.com in /home/bk/lm/bugfix-release/src
Built on: Mon Feb 01 2016 16:11:16 PST (18 seconds ago)
.DE
The version is generated by bk describe, see that command for how to
read it.
.LP
If a URL is specified, then get the version of bk running at that URL.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-s
Print just the version number (either \*(lq3.0.4\*(rq or 
\*(lq20040211171546\*(rq).
.SH NOTE
.LP
\*[BC] provides support for symbolically-tagged version only.
The snapshot versions are completely unsupported.
.SH SEE ALSO
.SA describe
.SH CATEGORY
.B Admin
.br
.B Common
